Forthcoming events: 

We meet on Wednesdays at the Jaguar Sports and Social Club in Browns Lane.

Go with the flow or join in with one of our sessions - you're bound to find something that suits your level or your mood.

Shower, then meet in the bar afterwards for a chinwag and catch up on the latest on the running and social scene.

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Northbrook Thunderers Fly in
24-Hour Relay

Catton Park was the setting for the 2nd Adidas Thunder Run - a 24-hour relay race on 31 July/1 August. In their event debut, Northbrook Thunderers Corinna and Sean O'Connor, Cath Fenn, Alix Critchley, James Joyce, John Wilson, Paul Stead and Dave Fawkner covered 290km to finish 9th mixed team and 16th overall out of 196 teams. These eight will forever live with the knowledge that a Northbrook vest really does smell when you’ve worn it for twenty four hours.
Report and detailed times


If you haven't yet come across this web site you might like to check it out. There's lots of useful stuff there, all beautifully presented, and there's a delightful animated video that's both amusing and inspiring.

              Visit the Good Run Guide web site       Watch the video


The Good, Bad & Ugly Relay

The Good, Bad & Ugly Relay on 28 July proved a very popular event with 14 teams each made up of 3 people of different standards competing. The winning team of Craig McNaney, Emily  Ducker and Rob  Pool completed the three 3.2 mile legs in a total time of 67m 25s, 12secs ahead of runners-up Fraser Barrett, Tony Williams and Paul Stead. Brilliant organisation by Mark Baker resulted in less than 5 mins between first and last teams.
Full results

Allesley Festival 5k - 11 July

Unattached Luke Bodycote comfortably won the Northbrook AC staged Allesley Festival 5k in 17m 58s, ahead of Nuneaton's Mark Styles. Lucy Smith of Sphinx was 1st lady in 21m 35s. John Wilson and Lyn McDonald were 1st Northbrook finishers in their respective categories.
Complete results ...


Race the Train - 14 July

Booming thunder and the onset of rain were unwelcome travel partners for the 30-odd Club members boarding the 7.18pm train from Tile Hill to Hampton in Arden on Wednesday 14 July. When they met up with the eight who had run from Tile Hill to the start in Marsh Lane, the sky had cleared and all was set for the 10km run back on a predominantly off-road route.
New this year was a revised off-road route from Berkswell to Tile Hill, made more interesting by the need for those unfamiliar with trail running to do a bit of map reading along the way. Despite some navigational errors the Club maintained its complement of members.


Northbrook Track & Field Night - 16 June

The venue was the Warwick University athletics track, and the weather for once was in keeping with the season. As well as the track running competitions varying degress of prowess at long jump, javelin and shot putt were in evidence, plus a world-class leg in the egg and spoon relay.
Results and report

Committee Meetings

The committee meets every month to discuss Club matters and things that affect you. Read the minutes of the committee meeting on 26 July

go to Coventry parkrun web site

Coventry parkrun
Weekly Free 5km Timed Run

It's free but you must register in advance - go to Coventry parkrun web site

Coundon Wedge Runner in Sex Attack

Ladies out running are warned to be on the alert after a sex attacker pounced on a woman jogging on Coundon Wedge recently. The Coventry Telegraph carried the full story on 10 August.

Northbrook 10k Race Director Tony French, accompanied by members of the race committee, presented Sarah Darby, Local Fundraiser for Macmillan Cancer Care, with a cheque for £1,000 at a handover event on 14 July. The organisers chose Macmillan as their major beneficiary of the 2010 edition of the 10k race after the charity supported recovering Club member Adrian Powell through a recent cancer illness. The 2010 race also made donations to Great Ormond St Hospital (£200) and Allesley Scouts (£300).
Thanks to all our Club members, sponsors and helpers for supporting the event.
See how our charities appreciate your efforts ...

Big Northbrook Turnout at Sphinx Summer 5

Northbrook's strong showing at the Sphinx Summer 5 at Coventry's War Memorial Park on 30 June was rewarded with 8 Club Team placings (4th, 7th, 10th, 18th & 21st for the men, and 2nd, 6th & 9th for the ladies). First home for Northbrook, Howard Andersen was 2nd M50. Becky Smith finished as 2nd lady.
Northbrook results

Lyn McDonald

Lyn McDonald 2nd F35 Overall in EMGP Series

With a 5th place in the F35 category in the 7th race in the 2010 East Midlands Grand Prix series, the Harborough 5 on 15 June, Lyn McDonald was in lead position at the top of the 2010 F35 rankings. Combined with 4th, 1st, 5th, 2nd and 2nd places in previous races in the series Lyn was 8 points clear of her nearest rival, and on course to take the overall series F35 title. A 1st place in the final race at Charles JonesMilton Keynes by Kirsty Gallagher of Wootton RR meant Lyn settling for 2nd prize in the series.
Charles Jones missed only one of the 8 races in the series to end up in 5th position in the M55 category.
Northbrook results...


Summer Handicap

Race 6, the final race of season, was on Wednesday 1 September. Series results are being compiled, meanwhile you can see the
standings after Race 5

Northbrook Road Race Champs

We're well into the year now so the Road Race tables are taking shape nicely. Tables are compiled from Summer Handicap results, and from results of qualifying races sent in to the web site.
Results up to end of July


Follow the successes of Club members by checking out these
Recent race results

Runners of the Month

A bottle of wine each to:
June: Lyn McDonald    July: Tony Hughes
Both have produced superb performances
in many races
Previous nominees


Training Schedules

link to Wednesday night training schedule

Wednesday night training schedules for the next few weeks
Levels 1, 2, 3 & 4

link to club diary of running and social events

Club diary

Current diary of club running events